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Tiffany Anderson heads the Jennings School District close to Ferguson on the outskirts of St. Louis, Missouri.Tue, 19 Apr 2016 21:01:00 +0000Tim Lloyd90316 at http://apr.orgWhy Did The Superintendent Cross The Road? To Save Money For Her SchoolsThe Struggle To Breathe Life Back Into Empty Schoolshttp://apr.org/post/struggle-breathe-life-back-empty-schools
Virginia Savage lives in a part of north St. Louis, Mo., that's filled with vacant buildings, including Marshall Elementary. It has been closed for years now, and vines crawl into the building's smashed-out windows. The playground is littered with empty liquor bottles.<p>Savage went to school at Marshall as a young girl, and now she sees bigger problems beyond all those blemishes: "Drug dealers, drug users, eyesore. That's what I see."<p>In St. Louis, the student enrollment is one-fourth the size it was in the 1960s.Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:13:00 +0000Tim Lloyd76251 at http://apr.orgThe Struggle To Breathe Life Back Into Empty SchoolsMissouri Voters Haven't All Abandoned Rep. Akinhttp://apr.org/post/missouri-voters-havent-all-abandoned-rep-akin
Transcript <p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <p>OK, we just heard some prominent Republicans speaking out on the Akin situation. We wanted to know how voters are feeling in Akin's state of Missouri.<p>Here's Tim Lloyd of St. Louis Public Radio.<p>TIM LLOYD, BYLINE: About a mile from where Todd Akin thanked God for a surprise primary victory on August 7th, Rheudeana Ferguson is shopping with her mom at a road side produce stand. She voted for Akin when he was an underdog in the primary, and what he said Sunday morning hasn't changed how she feels.<p>RHEUDEANA FERGUSON: He is our best choice.Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:20:00 +0000Tim Lloyd16569 at http://apr.orgRep. Akin To Challenge Sen. McCaskill In Novemberhttp://apr.org/post/rep-akin-challenge-sen-mccaskill-november
Transcript <p>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: <p>Yesterday was a day for people in some states to vote in primary elections. Kansas Republicans unseated some of their own lawmakers who were seen as too willing to cooperate with Democrats, and we'll have more on that in a moment.<p>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: <p>We'll also report on a primary vote that affects this fall's contest to control the Senate. Democrats hold an advantage in the Senate now. Republicans have many opportunities to gain seats or even win control.<p>INSKEEP: And one of those opportunities is in Missouri.Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:14:00 +0000Tim Lloyd15856 at http://apr.org